Overall DrPH Competencies Doctor of Public Health University of South Florida, College of Public Health

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1 Overall DrPH Competencies Doctor of Public Health University of South Florida, College of Public Health The following lists Doctor of Public Health curricular domains and associated competences: Cluster 1: Advocacy, Leadership, and Community Engagement Advocacy Domain: The ability to influence decision-making regarding policies and practices that advance public health using scientific knowledge, analysis, communication, and consensus-building. Present positions on health issues, law, and policy in multiple sectors. Analyze the impact of legislation, judicial opinions, regulations, and policies on population health. Influence health policy and program decision-making based on scientific evidence, stakeholder input, and public opinion data. Leadership Domain: The ability to create and communicate a shared vision for a positive future; inspire trust and motivate others; and use evidence-based contextually and culturally appropriate strategies to enhance essential public health services Demonstrate a commitment to public health professional values. Influence others to achieve high standards of performance and accountability. Promote effective strategies to address the challenges presented to public health leadership Collaborate with multi-disciplinary researchers and practitioners. Communication Domain: The ability to assess and use communication strategies across diverse audiences to inform and influence individual, organization, community, and policy actions. Discuss the inter-relationships between health communication and marketing. Prepare oral and written communications from briefs, position papers, scientific articles, community pieces Guide an organization in setting communication goals, objectives, priorities, and strategies. Integrate health literacy concepts in all communication and marketing initiatives. Community/Cultural Orientation Domain: The ability to communicate, interact, engage and work with people across diverse communities and cultures for development of programs, policies, and research. Develop collaborative partnerships with communities, policy makers, and other relevant groups. Conduct community-based participatory intervention and research projects. Engage communities in creating evidence-informed, culturally competent programs.

2 Implement culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, services, and research. CLUSTER 2: MANAGEMENT AND ETHICS Management Domain: The ability to provide fiscally responsible strategic and operational guidance within both public and private health organizations for achieving individual and community health and wellness. Develop capacity-building strategies at the individual, organizational, and community level. Apply principles of human resource management. Organize the work environment with defined lines of responsibility, authority, communication, and governance. Implement strategic planning processes. Guide organizational decision-making and planning based on internal and external environmental research. Evaluate organizational performance in relation to strategic and defined goals. Professionalism and Ethics Domain: The ability to identify and analyze an ethical issue; balance the claims of personal liberty with the responsibility to protect and improve the health of the population; and act on the ethical concepts of social justice and human rights in public health research and practice. Demonstrate cultural sensitivity in ethical discourse and analysis. Design strategies for resolving ethical concerns in research, law, and regulations. Develop tools that protect the privacy of individuals and communities involved in health programs, policies, and research. CLUSTER 3: EVIDENCE-INFORMED PUBLIC HEALTH Critical Analysis Domain: The ability to synthesize and apply evidence-informed research and theory from a broad range of disciplines and health-related data sources to advance programs, policies, and systems promoting population health. Interpret quantitative and qualitative data following current scientific standards. Synthesize information and derive pertinent implications from multiple sources for research and practice. Apply theoretical and evidence-informed perspectives from multiple disciplines in the design and implementation of programs, policies, and systems. Design needs and resource assessments for communities and populations. Translate research-informed approaches to public health practice Evaluate the performance and impact of health programs, policies, and systems

3 Cluster 1: Advocacy, Leadership, and Community Engagement Advocacy Leadership Communication Community/ Cultural Orientation The ability to influence decision-making regarding policies, and practices that advance health using scientific knowledge, analysis, communication, and consensus building The ability to create and communicate a shared vision for a positive future; inspire trust and motivate others; and use evidence-informed contextually and culturally appropriate strategies to enhance essential public health services The ability to assess and use communication strategies across diverse audiences to inform and influence individual, organization, community, and policy actions The ability to communicate, interact, engage and work with people across diverse communities and cultures for development of programs, policies, and research Present positions on health issues, law, and policy in multiple sectors PHC 6120 Community Partnerships and Advocacy (3cr) Demonstrate a commitment to public health professional values Discuss the inter-relationship between health communication and marketing PHC 6411 Introduction to Social Marketing in Public Health (3cr) Develop collaborative partnerships with communities, policy makers, and other relevant groups PHC 6462 Cultural Competency in Public Health Practice (2cr) Analyze the impact of legislation, judicial opinions, regulations, and policies on population health PHC 7932 Practical Applications 1: Policy, Advocacy, and Public Health (1cr) Influence others to achieve high standards of performance and accountability PHC 7149 Practical Applications II: Public Health Leadership (1cr) Prepare oral and written communications from briefs, position papers, scientific articles, community pieces Guide an organization in setting communication goals, objectives, priorities, and strategies PHC 7935 Risk Communication in Public Health (3cr) PHC 7934 Writing for Scholarly Publication in the Health Sciences (3cr) PHC 7937 Advanced Seminar in Grant Writing (3cr) Conduct community-based participatory intervention and research projects Engage communities in creating evidenceinformed, culturally competent programs PHC 6412 Health Disparities & Social Determinants (3cr) PHC 6462 Cultural Competency in Public Health Practice (2cr) Influence health policy and program decision making based on scientific evidence, stakeholder input, and public opinion data Promote effective strategies to address the challenges presented to public health leadership Collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers and practitioners Integrate health literacy concepts in all communication and marketing initiatives Implement culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, services, and research

4 Cluster 2: Management and Ethics Management The ability to provide fiscally Develop capacity-building responsible strategic and operational strategies at the individual, guidance within both public and private organizational, and community health organizations for achieving level individual and community health and wellness Apply principles of human resource management Organize the work environment with defined lines of responsibility, authority, communication, and governance Implement strategic planning process Evaluate organizational performance in relation to strategic and defined goals Professionalism and Ethics The ability to identify and analyze an ethical issue; balance the claims of personal liberty with the responsibility to protect and improve the health of the population; and act on the ethical concepts of social justice and human rights in public health research and practice Demonstrate cultural sensitivity in ethical discourse and analysis PHC 6412 Health Disparities & Social Determinants (3cr) OR PHC 6442 Global Health Applications in the Field (3cr) Guide organizational decision making and planning based on internal and external environmental research PHC 6181 Organizational Behavior in Health Services (3cr) PHC 6104 Management of Public Health Programs (3cr) OR PHC 6146 Health Services Planning and Evaluation (3cr) Design strategies for resolving ethical concerns in research, law, and regulations PHC 6421 Public Health Law & Ethics (3cr) Develop tools that protect the privacy of individuals and communities involved in health programs, policies, and research

5 Cluster 3: Evidence-informed Public Health Critical Analysis The ability to synthesize and apply Interpret quantitative and evidence-informed research and theory qualitative data following current from a broad range of disciplines and scientific standards health-related data sources to advance programs, policies, and systems Synthesize information and derive promoting population health pertinent implications from multiple sources for research and practice PHC 6063 Public Health Data, Information and Decision-Making (3cr) OR PHC 6442 Global Health Applications in the Field (3cr) PHC 7610 Transforming Public PHC 7154 Evidence-Informed Public Health: Part I (3cr) Apply theoretical and evidence-informed perspectives from multiple disciplines in the design and implementation of programs, policies, and systems Translate research-informed approaches to public health practice PHC 7154 Evidence-Informed Public Health: Part I (3cr) PHC 7156 Evidence-Informed Public Health: Part II (3cr) Design needs and resource assessments for communities and populations Evaluate the performance and impact of health programs, policies, and systems